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The G7 Could Be in Its Death Throes—again

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Paul Poast evaluates the future of the grouping as it holds its 50th meeting.

G7 leaders meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
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Global Politics

We’re Still Living in the World That D-Day Made

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Paul Poast unpacks how the Normandy invasion shaped international politics in the 20th century and its impact still today.

British World War II veteran John King is greeted by a young girl in Normandy
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US Foreign Policy

Biden Will Deliver a Defense of Democracy To Mark D-Day

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NPR
Ivo H. Daalder

The speech comes as isolationist views are growing, Ivo Daalder tells NPR. "NATO is becoming politicized in a way it never was until this point."

President Joe Biden watches Republican Guards as he arrives in France
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US Foreign Policy

The World’s Shifting Populations Will Define International Politics

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Demographic changes will be the key driver of global competition over the next century and beyond," Paul Poast writes.

People rush to catch their train in Beijing to return home for the Chinese lunar new year
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Global Politics

What Does America Want from China? A Possible Partner

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Foreign Affairs
Paul Heer

"There is ample evidence that Xi and the CCP are interested in constructive engagement and peaceful coexistence with the United States," Paul Heer writes.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi
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US Foreign Policy

Is Russia Winning the War in Ukraine?

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GZERO Media
Ivo H. Daalder

Is it too late for the West to help Ukraine ward off total defeat? Ivo Daalder weighs in on a new episode of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer.

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Biden’s Response to the ICC Undermined His Own Foreign Policy

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

President Biden's dismissive response undercuts his efforts to rebuild the perceived strength of international institutions, Paul Poast argues.

President Joe Biden pauses during a speech
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US Foreign Policy

Israel Has Found the Limit of Its 'Special Relationship' with the US

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

The Biden administration will "not abandon Israel, but it is also tired of being associated with its military incompetence," Paul Poast writes.

President Joe Biden listens as he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in an expanded bilateral meeting
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US Foreign Policy

Biden Withholds Arms from Israel as Fighting Nears Rafah

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WGN 9
Cécile Shea

"I don't believe there's ever been a time where the US has been this public in its criticism and pressure on Israel," says former US diplomat Cécile Shea.

Cecile Shea joins WGN via video US Foreign Policy

What We Don’t Know about Nuclear Deterrence Could Hurt Us

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"The deterrent value of nuclear weapons is unproven and in many ways unprovable, ultimately making them a gamble," Paul Poast argues.

what North Korea says are rocket drills that simulate a nuclear counterattack
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